Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7b84983544cf0ba1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.4 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: 45c0e96f10d66f53549fd658d6d35386 SHA-1: b11a54d1f252a51d554285c11d290d76ebbf07a0 SHA-256: 7b84983544cf0ba17f833070c13acad9141e8a49cf7688c83f399611f3d40741
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It contains embedded JavaScript, which is often used to exploit vulnerabilities and download further malicious content. The JavaScript itself is heavily obfuscated, but its presence and the overall heuristic firings strongly suggest it's designed to execute a secondary payload, consistent with a trojan agent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
  • ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAV
    ClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
  • JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPT
    PDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
fcbd467471e28de8cd86df4c220dcd84bfd2c676a2f028c1065d954be3a53230
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74763 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely